人工電子耳聲音訊號處理：通往人工智慧的創新旅程

Sound Processing for Cochlear Implants: The Journey of Innovation Toward Artificial Intelligence

本文回顧並簡介人工電子耳(Cochlear Implant)創新的過程，包括歷史發展、聲音處理器架構、效果評估的方法、轉向人工智慧的趨勢，並提出未來的前景，幫助讀者鑑往知來。隨著科技的發展，電子耳的訊號處理演進，從早期在硬體上增加電極數量開始，經過前處理方法的精進與聲音編碼策略的改良，專家學者們的貢獻造福了許多電子耳使用者，而近期人工智慧的發展，也將帶來下一波的改變。在當代的科技浪潮下，電子耳的研究將朝著人工智慧繼續它創新的旅程。

This article briefly reviews the innovation process of the cochlear implant (CI), covering the historical development, sound processor architecture, evaluation methods, and the trend towards artificial intelligence (AI). Understanding the past helps illuminate the path towards the future. With advances in technology, the innovation of CI signal processing in the early days started with hardware, including an increased number of electrodes. Through the improvement of the pre-processing approaches and sound coding strategies, contributions of many experts have benefited numerous CI listeners. Within the current wave of technology, research in CI will continue its journey of innovation toward AI.